Shoe overall



March 15, 1927.

T. ARNSBERG SH'OE OVERALL Filed Sept. 9. 1926 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Mar. 15, 19 2 7.

'UNlTED-STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'rnssrn ARNSBERG, "or SAN rnnncrsoo, CALIFORNIA.

SHOE OVERALL.

Application filed September 9, 1926. Serial No. 134,356.

This invention relates to a shoe protector and its special object is toprevent the uppers and the finished portion of the heels of shoes fromvlbeing scuffed up when driving an automobile.

It will be understood by those persons who have driven the ordinaryautomobile that certain of the operations are carried out by pressingthe feet upon certain pedals,

and when the machine is running along the foot is ordinarily placedeither upon the accelerator or near the other pedals, and the tendencyis to accidentally scuff either the side portion of the uppers, or theback portion of the uppers above the solid heel.

The present invention consists of a cover for the toe portionof the shoeanda 'secondary cover for the back of the heel and the heel. portion ofthe shoe upper, elastic tapes connect the toe cover with the heel coverand elastic tapes connect the sides of the heel cover so that with onlytwo or three sizes practically all sizesof shoes may be covered. v Otherobjects of the invention will be apparent as the description proceeds.An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich the same reference numeral is. applied to they same portionthroughout the several figures of the drawings and of which there maybemodifications.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the protector as it appears applied to ashoe,

Figure 2 is a prospectiveview of the protector above, and I Figure 8 isa bottom plan view of the 46 protector showing a re-ififorcing pad usedon the sole of one form of the protector.

The numeral 1 indicates a felt or leather toe covering. This is out likean ordinary slipperv to extend under the shoe and over a portion of thetoe, there being a toe seam at 2 to hold the protector in the propershape. At the back there is the heel and upper cover 3, which passesaround the back of the heel and around the back of the upper of theshoe, two portions being cut in a V shape at, each side as indicated atlto allow the protector to be applied to shoes side.

the heel, or the back portion of having high or low heels. Two tapes 5and 6 made of elastic material connectthe toe cover 1 with the heelcover 3 on one side, while two elastic tapes 7 and 8 connect the toeportion and'heel portion at the other The front of both heel portionsare con nected by means of the two elastic tapes 9 and 10, so that whenthe protector is placed upon the shoe the only exposed porti on is thelower portion of the heel as indicated at 11 in Figure 1." s.

In order to give the toe coverbetter wearing qualities it may have acircular pad 13 secured thereto as shown in Figure 3.

It will be seen that to completely protect the shoe it is necessary tohave something over-the top of the toe, and also over the entire heelportion of the shoe, since the heel of the shoe and the shoe upper atthe United States is as follows, but modifications may be made incarrying out the-invention as-shown 111 the drawing, and in the aboveparticularly described form thereof, within the purview of the annexedclaims:

I 1. A shoe protector for automobile drivers comprising a toe coveringand a heel. covering, elastic tapes connecting the toe covering and theheel covering at each side of the shoe, and other elastic tapesconnecting the heel covering at its front edges whereby the heelcovering is held in place on the shoe.

2. A shoe protector for automobile drivers comprising a toe coveringadapted to cover the shoe to the instep, a heel covering split at thesides .to permit a movement of the I desire to secure by Letters Patentof the i v upper portions thereof with respect to the lower portionthereof to enable the covering to fit different size shoes, and elastictapes connecting the toe and heel portions, and other elastic tapesconnecting the front edges of the heel portion at the front ofthe heel.

In testimony, whereof l have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day ofSeptember, A. D. 1926.

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